Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-09
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
TWENTY-sEyENTH sEssIoN-THIRTY-
SEVENTH DAY.
SENATE.

SEVENTH DAY.
SENATE.
SACRAMENTO. February S, 1887.
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock a. N Senator
White in the chair.
The special order. S. B. 3, repeating Section
1912 of Title S of the Civil Code was set for
Thursday, Immediately after the reading OF the
journal.
WORK on THE FILE.
s. B. 1l6, authorizing the appointment of
Deputy State Superintendent of Printing, was
read the second time and ordered engrossed.
Clunie moved 10 take Up out of order 5. b. 90,
relating TO insurance companies.
Gouchsr objected, and Clunie moved to sus-
pend the rules and take up the bill. Lost.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Goucher-To amend Section 800 of the Po-
litical Code relating to trademarks: Judiciary
BY McCarthy-To establish uniform rate of
State, county and municipal license taxes on
the sale of spirituous and malt liquors in guam
titles of less than five gallons. Judiciary.
BY Vrooman-To establish n Court of Claims
for The adjudication of all claims against the
State. Judiciary.
SPECIAL FILE.
s. B. 1877, amending Section of Article TX. of
the Constitution, relating to Boards OF Educa-
ton and the examination of teachers in incor
porated cities, on third reading, was referred to
n special committee for certain corrections, and
as amended was ordered engTosSed.
THE INSURANCE BILL.
Clunie renewed his motion to have s. B. 50
taken up out of order for first reading. The
rules were suspended, and the bill read the first
time and made the special order for Thursday
| ut O'Clock p. NJ
ELLIS READ THE SECOND TIME.
S. B. Go, appropriating money for publication
of Amendment No. TO the Constitution, sub
| mitted at the last general election.
5. 3. so, making an appropriation for the sup
port and maintenance of the State Mining Blu
reau for the 39th and 10th fiscal years. The
bill originally appropriated si25OOO. Goucher
offered an amendment making the appropria-
| ton $50 900, and Caminetti offered an amend
ment to the amendment that reduces the appro-
| priation to $4,000
Caminetu spoke against the proposed higher
appropriation, and denied-on behalf of the
| people of the mining counties-that the latter
| demanded that an expensive and useless de-
partment be maintained.
Goueher spoke in behalf of his amendment,
| claiming that the Bureau needed the money,
| and should be foStered.
| Walrath offered substitute for Caminettis
amendment. making the appropriation $4,000.
Bowers denied that the Bureau had been of
any benefit to the mining sections of the State.
Still, for the purpose of maintaining museum
| of ores in san Francisco he would be willing to
| vote the Bureau $4,000
Langford was opposed to allowing anything
| more than the income from the tax on mining
certificates.
Walrath substitute was adopted by a vote of
% ayes to ii noes Finally the bill was referred
| to Walrath, Caminetu and Meaney, who will re-
/ port tomorrow.
s B. lO5, relating to the State Board of E iual-
| ization, and appropriating money for the
maintenance thereof, Crandall offered an
| amendment providing that the provisions of the
bill shall apply to the present officers. Lost.
Caminetti gave notice that on tomorrow he
would offer an amendment TO the rules proVld-
ing for evening sessions, commencing with
Monday next.
Recess.
Afternoon Session.
A. B. 134, providing for the removal of the
mineral cabinet from the State Library, was re-
terred TO the Library Committee.
READ SECOND TIME
S. B. 14o, making an appropriation for the sup
port of the State Prison at olson for the thirty
eighth fiscal year.
S. B. los, making similar provision for thirty
seventh fiscal year.
S. b. 2O7, providing for travelling expenses of
the Board of Railroad Commissioners tor thirty
third fiscal year.
s. B. 100 appropriating $4,000 to erect bui d
ingS, etc at the Home for the Adult Blind. Ia
substitute appropriating $40 900 was adopted.
5. B. 191. appropriating S2S, 500 for purchasing
property for the location of the Industrial Home
of Mechanical Trades for the Adult Blind.
S. B. 1SS, proposing an amendment to the Con
stituton, making the legislative session of
ninety days duration.
THE PoLL-TAX AMENDMENT.
S. r. 1SS, to amend the Constitution abolish
ing poll taxes after 1891
Gesford moved to strike out the enacting
clause. Ruled out of order.
Dray (the author of the bilD spoke at some
length in its favor.
CIunie objected to the bill, because it would
exonerate from all taxation most of the China
men in the State. He moved its indefinite post
ponement.
Dray repeated thst the tax was an onerous
oppression upon the laboring classes of the peo-
fNlp INN o.
| tent. The speaker referred to his experience as
| a collector Of taxes, and ne had had abundant
| proof of the injustice OF exGcting u per capita
tax from the laboring people.
Gesford opposed the bill because it would
virtually relieve the Chinese from taxation. In
San Francisco alone some $4,000 or $4,000 is
collected yearly from Cinnamon. He beheyed
the poor white laborers would rather pay their
poll tax than have the Chinese relieved of taxa
ton entirely.
Boggs said that the proposed amendment
could not take effect for four years to come, and
by that time-it was to be hoped-we may be
rid of most o. our Chinese. The po9r man has
not only poll taxes, but road taxes and hospital
taxes TO pay. Property should bear these
burdens, and not the men vino have no prop
Meaney said the poll-tax is oppressive upon
the workingman, and they should not be thus
oppressed, simply because it might exempt
| few Chinese from an annual tax of 81.
Bowers advocated the bill. while Patterson
thought its tendency would be to encourage the
manufacture of Iramps.
Hinshaw spoke against the bill. He did not
believe the laboring classes asked the proposed
exemption.
Lenahan. who claimed to represent a con-
stituency almost wholly composed of laborers,
said they would prefer to be relieved OF this
onerous tax, even though it should exempt the
few Cinnamon.
Vrooman said he was always opposed to per-
sonal taxation. \ few men pay poll-taxes, and
the majority evade it. This makes it unequal,
and he was opposed to all unequal taxation.
His theory was that property alone should bear
the burden of taxation.
Murphy wanted TO have this tax retained ; it
was great aid to the school system.
The motion to indefinitely postpone resulted
AYES - Abbott, Brloeland, Clunie. Gesford,
Goucher, Haynes, Hinshaw. Jones, Langford,
Mccarthy, Mcdonald. Moflitt. Murphy, Patter-
son, Roth, Spellacy. Steele, Wilson-lS.
Noes = Boggs, Bowers, Byrnes, Caminetti,
Chandler, Conklin, Crandall, Crimmins, Dixon,
Dray, Hall, Lenahan. McCudden, Meaney, Rose,
Sargent, Sullivan, Nrooman, Walrath, White,
Iell-2l.
The bill was then placed on its passage, and
was defeated by u ayes to 10 noes, it requiring
a two thirds majority for proposed constitu-
tional amendment.
THE JUTE FUND.
s B. 90, appropriating 100000 to create
permanent fund for the purchase OF jute to be
manufactured at the State Prison at san Quen-
tin was taken mp.
Clunie moved to have the bin referred to the
Finance Committee. Lost. He then Offered an
amendment reducing the appropriation to ESQ.,
600, and Vrooman offered TO amend by making
the sum soc
Boggs author of the bill thought that SO, COO
would be satisfactory. and Vroomans amend
ment was then adopted. The bin was then or
dered to engrossment.
TIE STOCKTON NAIL MATTER.
Goucher from the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the matter of certain
published statement in the stockton Mail re-
tecting upon the dignity of the Senate and
especially its presiding officer. reported that in
the committees opinion, the real culprit was
| " the contemplate wretch who sent a copy of
The paper containing the Objectionable article to
the family of the presiding officer Also that
the identity of the said contemplate wretch
could not be established, wherefore, after ex-
pressing its utmost confidence in the President
of the Senate the committee recommended the
matter be dropped.
BILLS READ THE FIRST TIME.
S. b l6l, to provide for painting State build
ings at Sacramento.
$ B. 237. in relation to the duties of the Con-
troller and Trustees of school districts as to ap-
portionmeut of moneys, the enrolment of piI-
pills in the Grammar School course. etc.
Can't .etti moved that the Senate concur in
the amendment made by the Assembly to